MAC: Miami at a glance

No roster in the conference has undergone more turnover than the RedHawks’. Two familiar faces are guard Quinten Rollins and forward Jon Harris, who started 28 and 25 games, respectively. Three others should play a lot of minutes: 6-foot-11 center Drew McGhee and freshmen guards Reggie Johnson and Geovonie McKnight.

Exclamation points

Rollins isn’t a long-range shooter (nine three-pointers) or scorer (7.7 points). But he had 96 assists and 48 steals and committed only 70 turnovers while playing almost 31 minutes per game. Harris averaged 8.5 points and 4.1 rebounds and was second on the team with 58 three-pointers.

Question marks

Cooper laughed when asked about his starting lineup. He has been mixing players to find the right combination for his up-tempo offense. It doesn’t help that guard Brian Sullivan of Upper Arlington, who led the team with 79 three-pointers as a freshman, transferred to Davidson. The RedHawks also are without Julian Mavunga, who as a senior was one of the best frontcourt players in the MAC. It remains to be seen whether Cooper’s offense can succeed in a half-court league.

Outlook

Eyebrows were raised when Cooper was hired to replace Charlie Coles, who retired; Cooper had one winning season in his three years at Tennessee State. Athletic director Brad Bates was impressed with Cooper leading the Tigers to their first winning record since 1995-96: 20-13 last year.